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Date Posted: 05:42:46 07/20/12 Fri
Author: Friends' Day in Argentina (AskedAlice/Friend/30/10/2010)
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Friday July 20: First day of Ramadan (Islam, 2012); WK 29--38

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On Saturday 30/10/2010 I walked to Alices worklplace in the rainand asked her -- to be my friend. She said yes once act staraightend out (Hallloween eve), 05:45:36 07/20/12 Fri